Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trilogy

/ˈtɹɪləd͡ʒi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables: tril-o-gy
IPA: /ˈtɹɪləd͡ʒi/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A set of three connected works—usually dramas, literary pieces, films, or musical compositions—all related by theme, characters, or setting.

Example Sentences

"That such a safe adaptation could come of The Hunger Games speaks more to the trilogy’s commercial ascent than the book’s actual content, which is audacious and savvy in its dark calculations."
"Daisy Ridley has reawakened the debate over “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’s” biggest reveal, saying that the character of Rey’s lineage wasn’t clear to her even partway through filming the final chapter of the trilogy."

Etymology

PIE word *tréyes Learned borrowing from Latin trilogia, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek τριλογία (trilogía, “trilogy”). Morphologically from tri- + -logy.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: τριλογία

Inflected Forms

trilogies (plural)

Derived Forms

thrillogy treelogy trilogic trilogical trilogist trilogize

Phrases

Daubert trilogy polylogy (2+)

Frequently Paired Words

dilogy tetralogy pentalogy hexalogy heptalogy octalogy ennealogy decalogy

Questions

How do you pronounce trilogy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹɪləd͡ʒi/.
What does trilogy mean?: A set of three connected works—usually dramas, literary pieces, films, or musical compositions—all related by theme, characters, or setting.
Where does trilogy come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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